A military water craft being towed by an army truck passed by the long lines of vehicles at the checkpoint in the entrance to Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
Young boys who were among the more than 200,000 displaced due to the fighting in Marawi look up to a tarpaulin which hangs at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol grounds in Marawi City on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The sign calls on residents to "rise up" from the tragedy . (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Government troops can be seen at a distance roving around the once busy street of Amai Pakpak Avenue in Marawi City on Day 22 of the fighting in Marawi, June 13, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Evacuees from Marawi City who are taking shelter at the Saguiaran Municipal Hall in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur look up in the sky as fighter jets of the government fly around to launch aerial strikes against local terrorists groups in Marawi City on Monday, June 12, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. is in tears after he addressed provincial government employees and evacuees during the flag-raising ceremony held at the grounds of the provincial capitol in Marawi City on Monday, June 12. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)